Organic geochemistry of DSDP Leg 41 holes

The black shale encountered in Cretaceous cores of the Cape Verde area during the DSDP Leg 41 are of marine origin and correspond to excellent potential oil source rocks. They have a low content of humic compounds. Pyrolysis assays, chloroformic extracts, and kerogen data attest to a relatively low...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Deroo, Gerard, Herbin, Jean-Paul, Roucaché, J, Tissot, P, Albrecht, P, Schaeffle, J
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 1978
Subjects:
41-367
41-368
Deep Sea Drilling Project
DRILL
Drilling/drill rig
DSDP
Glomar Challenger
Leg41
North Atlantic/BASIN
North Atlantic/CONT RISE
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.770152
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.770152
Description
Summary:The black shale encountered in Cretaceous cores of the Cape Verde area during the DSDP Leg 41 are of marine origin and correspond to excellent potential oil source rocks. They have a low content of humic compounds. Pyrolysis assays, chloroformic extracts, and kerogen data attest to a relatively low stage of evolution for samples at Site 367 (Cape Verde Basin). The samples from Site 368 (Cape Verde Rise) are more evolved, and the deeper ones would be located at the beginning of the principal zone of oil formation.

Similar Items